REGULAR MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

 

 

March 1, 2004 – 104 GORE HALL

 

 

 

 

February 20,  2004

 

 

TO:                  Senators and Executives

 

FROM:            Charles Mason, Vice President   Charles E. Mason

                        University Faculty Senate

 

SUBJECT:       Regular Faculty Senate Meeting March 1, 2004

 

            In accordance with Section IV, paragraph 6 of the Constitution, the regular meeting of the University Faculty Senate will be held on Monday, March 1, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. in room 104 Gore Hall. 

 

I certify that hard copies of the approval page for each undergraduate and graduate studies academic item on the agenda are filed in the Faculty Senate Office with the appropriate signatures of approval up through the Chair of the Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee on Education.  The Agenda will be as follows:

 

AGENDA

 

 

I.                   Adoption of the Agenda

 

II.                Approval of the Minutes: February 9, 2004  

 

III.             Remarks: Provost Dan Rich

 

IV.              Announcements: Senate President Karen Stein

 

Item for Information:

 

A.     Policy change for Foreign Languages and Literatures (Attachment)

B.     Policy change for Computer and Information Sciences  - changes in preliminary exams (Attachment)

C.     Policy change for Computer and Information Sciences -  Master’s Thesis (Attachment)         

                     D.  Policy change for Entomology and Applied Ecology - MS Requirements (Attachment)

           

V.                 Consent Agenda

 

A.                 Announcements for Challenge:

1.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Thomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for approval of a concentration in Interactive  Design (Attachment )  (Attachment)                                                                                                                                                                                    

2.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for revision of the B.A in Economics (Attachment )

 

3.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for revision of the B.A. programs in Foreign Languages and Literatures:

 

-         French Studies (Attachment )

-         German Studies (Attachment )

-         Italian Studies  (Attachment )

-         Spanish Studies (Attachment )

 

4.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for revision of the Foreign Languages and Literatures Minor in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies (Attachment)

 

5.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a name  change to the Department of Fine Arts and Visual Communications.  (Attachment)   (Attachment )  (Attachment ).                                                                          

6.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a  name change from Center for American Material Culture Studies to Center for Material Culture Studies ( Attachment)               

 

7.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to the Honors Major in Information Systems (Attachment)

 

8.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to B.S. in Computer Science (Attachment)  (Attachment)

 

9.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to the B.A. in Criminal Justice (Attachment)

 

10.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) to establish a residency requirement for B.A. in Criminal Justice (Attachment)

 

11.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a  degree change for all majors in the Department of Business Administration; and for a revision to an existing major  in                                                                                  

-         Management

-         Operations Management

-         Marketing  (Attachment for all above)

-         Catalog changes for all of the above (Attachment)

 

12.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a request to convert all HESC/NTDT independent studies to Pass/Fail status (Attachment)

 

13.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) to change the degree from Bachelor of Science in Accounting to a Generic Bachelor of  Science in the department of Accounting and MIS  (Attachment)                                                                                                  

 

14.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to the existing major – B.S. add/delete required courses/credit hours in the department of Economics (Attachment)

 

15.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to the existing major – B.A. add/delete required courses/credit hours in the department of Economics (Attachment)

 

16.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to the B.S. add/delete required courses/credit hours in the department of Finance (Attachment)

 

17.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to the existing concentration - School Library Media (Attachment)

 

18.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to the existing major in Computer Engineering (Attachment)

 

19.  Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to the existing major in Electrical Engineering (Attachment)

 

20.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Norman Wagner, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision to add a double major option and a major/minor option to the M.A. in Foreign Languages and Pedagogy (Attachment)  (Attachment)

 

21.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Norman Wagner, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision of the requirement to the M.S. in Entomology and Applied Ecology, Applied Ecology Concentration (Attachment)       

 

22.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Norman Wagner, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision of a major in Exercise Science (Attachment)

 

23.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Norman Wagner, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision of an existing specialization merger to be called Adult Health - leading to a M.S. in Nursing (Attachment)

 

24.  Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Norman Wagner, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for a revision of an existing concentration - MFA proposal from Theatre (Attachment).

 

B.                 Resolutions:

 

1.      Recommendation from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies (Tomas Leitch, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for the creation of a new Foreign Languages and Literatures Minor in Chinese (Attachment )

 

       Whereas               the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures has been offering courses in Chinese language and

                                    literature, taught by a tenure-track Assistant Professor; and

 

               Whereas               enrollments in Chinese language, literature, and culture continue to grow, and student interest increases every semester; and

 

               Whereas               the number of courses, staffing, student interest, and other resources are now available to add a minor in Chinese to the Foreign Languages & Literatures Department's curriculum, and that the requirements for this minor are consistent with those already available in other French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and Ancient Greek & Roman Studies; and

 

               Whereas               Chinese faculty in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures contribute to the University's presence in China through co-sponsorship of a Winter Session with the East Asian Studies Program; be it therefore

 

               Resolved               that a Minor in Chinese shall be established 

 

2.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Norman Wagner, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) to establish a dual degree MBA/MS  program in Organizational Effectiveness Development and Change in the department of Business Administration (Attachment)                                                                

 

                                                Whereas           the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has a well established MBA program, and

 

Whereas           the University Faculty Senate has recently approved the establishment of a Masters in Science degree in Organizational Effectiveness, Development and Change in the Department of Business Administration, and

 

Whereas           the proposed Dual Degree MBA/MS in program will provide an enhanced educational opportunity for interested students, and

 

Whereas           the delivery of such a program does not require any additions of courses or resources beyond those already approved for the separate degrees, be it therefore

 

Resolved          that a MBA/MS dual degree program in Organizational Effectiveness, Development and Change be established in the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics on a provisional basis subject to review after five years.

  

3.      Recommendation from the Committee on Graduate Studies (Norm Wagner, Chair) with the concurrence of the Coordinating Committee on Education (Charles Boncelet, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) New M.S. in Wildlife Ecology – (Attachment) (Attachment )

 

Whereas           the interest in Wildlife Ecology within the Entomology and Wildlife Ecology M.S. program has experienced growing demand, and 

 

 

Whereas           establishment of a M.S. program in Wildlife Ecology would allow students interested in this area to further focus their studies and to identify their expertise more clearly for the purposes of employment and post-graduate study, and

 

Whereas           establishment of such a program does not require the addition of any new courses or library resources, be it therefore

 

Resolved          that a M.S. program in Wildlife Ecology be established in the department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology.   on a provisional basis subject to review after five years   

 

   VI        Regular Agenda

 

A.                 Old Business:   

1.      Recommendation from the Committee on Promotions and Tenure (Lawrence Cohen, Chair) and the Executive Committee (Karen Stein, Chair) for revision to the University of Delaware Faculty Handbook Section III Personnel Policies for Faculty - K. UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES FOR FACULTY PROMOTION AND TENURE (item tabled from last meeting, see Feb. 9, 2004 Senate Agenda for original resolution and attachments)

  

B.                 New Business: None 

 

VI.              Introduction of New Business

Such items as may come before the Senate.  (No motion introduced under new business, except a motion to refer to committee, shall be acted upon until the next meeting of the Senate.)

 

  

 

/khs